Map of the United States of America, the British Provinces, Mexico, the West Indies and Central America with part of New Granada and Venezuela

Alternative Title:

Colton's map of United States Mexico &c

Description:

drawn by Geo. W. Colton ; engraved by John. M. Atwood ; border desigd. & engd. by W. S. Barnard. Relief shown by hachures. Latitudinal and longitudinal lines. Prime meridians: Greenwich (top) and Washington (bottom). Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. 2 bar scales on map, given in "statute miles" and "geographical miles." Includes legend beneath title. Shows topography, drainage, state boundaries, cities and towns, railroads, roads, canals, ocean routes, etc. Floral border and decorative cartouche with eagle. Illustrations of ships. Descriptive text throughout. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1848 by J.H. Colton in the Clerks Office of the Southern District of New York." Collector's note: On the map "Gold Region" lies just north of the American River. New Helvetia is only settlement in Central Valley and gold region. R. de Plumas is shown, but only one other short unnamed stub of a river in Sacramento Valley. Sonoma is spelled Zenoma. The Sacramento River and San Joaquin rivers hace been moved east about 15-20 miles. Except for this the representation of California is close to that of the 1848 edition of the map. This is the second of three 1849 states of this map. Inset map: A map of the Atlantic Ocean showing the American & European ports and the routes of the Atlantic steamers. 12 pictorial vignettes: Willammette Falls, Oregon -- Astoria, Oregon -- Saratoga Lake, New York -- Valley of the Connecticut from Mt. Holyoke -- Bunker Hill Monument Boston, Mass. -- Washington Monument New York -- Capitol, Washington City -- Entrance of a port -- Mexicans catching wild cattle -- -- Cathedral, City of Mexico -- Pulaski Monument Savannah, Ga. -- Pulaski Monument Savannah, Ga. --- Battle Monument Baltimore, Md.

Creator:

Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth), 1827-1901, Atwood, John M., approximately 1818-, Barnard, William S., approximately 1809-, and Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893

Publisher:

J.H. Colton,

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Subject:

Colonies, British, Harbors, Shipping, Water transfer, Trade routes, and Gold discoveries

Date Issued:

1849

Spatial Coverage:

North America, Europe, United States, Mexico, West Indies, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Africa, California, and Atlantic Ocean

Rights:

Image from the Warren Heckrotte Map Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

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https://purl.stanford.edu/xv132sx1713